Seneca Valley AJROTC defeats Southern Indiana Sharpshooters
Seneca Valley AJROTC defeated Southern Indiana Sharpshooters 807 to 656 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Seneca Valley AJROTC is in nineteenth place with a 1 - 0 record. Seneca Valley AJROTC was led by Mackenna Omara who shot a 239. The remaining contributing members were Katelynn Grochalski, Aleksander Matusiak, and Jacob Szurley. Seneca Valley AJROTC is from Harmony, PA, and is coached by 1SG Angelo Lettiere.
Southern Indiana Sharpshooters dropped to 0 - 1 on the season. They are currently in fortieth place. Southern Indiana Sharpshooters was led by Jalen Whitsitt who shot a 223. The remaining contributing members were Brandon Fuhrman, AJ Hayman, and Breanne Fuhrman. Southern Indiana Sharpshooters is from Jasper, IN, and is coached by Daniel Lawson.
Next up Seneca Valley AJROTC will compete against Pueblo West AJROTC from Pueblo West , CO. Pueblo West AJROTC currently has a 0 - 1 record. Southern Indiana Sharpshooters will compete against Broken Arrow AFJROTC from Broken Arrow, OK. Broken Arrow AFJROTC currently has a 1 - 0 record.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high schools and junior rifle clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 8 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal win-loss record. The winner of the league is the team with the best win loss record.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleNewShooterLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.787398073.1
Seneca Valley AJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=765
Southern Indiana Sharpshooters team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=753
22 - 28 Jan 2018